Explain the difference between fraud and abuse.

What will be an ideal response?


The difference between fraud and abuse is the person's intent. Fraud is deliberate, and the person knows his or her actions are deceptive. Abuse presumes that there was no intent to be deceptive and that the errors are unplanned.

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The lining of the digestive tract is formed from which layer?

a. Ectoderm b. Endoderm c. Mesoderm d. Both a and c

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The following questions may require the use of an ICD-9-CM code book to select the correct answer. Apicectomy of the petrous pyramid is coded to procedure code _________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The process of certificate renewal is called recertification

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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